bride-to-be

noun

: a woman who is going to be married soon

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However, when her mother suggested inviting one particular couple, the bride-to-be was adamant that the husband should not attend. Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 As any bride-to-be or wedding planner knows full well, there are plenty of items on their to-do lists, but tariff watching is not one that most would have planned for. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025 The show will follow the story of Wharton’s 1920 novel, which centers on a love triangle between the wealthy Newland Archer, his bride-to-be May Welland and May’s cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025 Ahead of their wedding in October 2023, Ian and his bride-to-be Ash ordered plenty of extra wedding invitations just in case. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bride-to-be

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